Garment-display hanger.



J. A. CH-ILSTROM. ,GARMENTDISPLAY HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12. I918.

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JOHN A. CHILSTROIVI, OF RED WING, MINNESOTA.

GARMENT-DISPLAY HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Application filed February 12, 1918. Serial No. 216,722.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. CHILsrRoM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Red Wing, in the county of Groodhue and State of Minnesota,have invented a new and useful Garment-Display Hanger, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to garment hangers and the object is to provide aneat and efficient device especially suitable for displaying womensgarments in stores. The hanger is shown in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a front view of the hanger. Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe hanger as seen from the left in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 1 designates a garmentsupporting member having secured at its middle an upwardly extendinghook 2, which is made preferably from sheet metal, and which has itslower part bifurcated and formed into two bearings 3 and 4. In each endof the hanger 1 is secured an eyelet or hearing 5. In said bearings 3,4; and 5 is journaled a rod of a bail shaped member 7. Out from theplate 2 I stamp a horizontal perforated extension 8 in which slides arod 9 whose upper end is formed into a hook 10. The lower end of the rodis formed into a hook 11 which pivotally engages one end of a shortlever 12. The other end of said lever is firmly secured to the pivot rod6 of the bail 7 If so preferred the lever 12 may be arranged oppositefrom the bail and the rod 910 pushed instead of pulled.

The hanger is ordinarily used like any other hanger; that is, thegarment is placed over the arms of the member 1 and the hanger is hungup by the hook 2, the bail 7 hanging in a vertical position as shown inthe drawing. But when a salesman is to display a garment he places thehook 2 of the hanger (on which the garment is hung) upon one finger ofeither hand; then, with another finger of the same hand he operates thehook 10 of the rod 9 until the lever 12 and hail 7 reach the positionshown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The swinging to an inclined position ofthe bail 7 separates the part 13 of the garment away from the part 14giving the garment the appearance of hanging on a person. After thegarment has thus been displayed the hook 10 is released which drops thebail 7 and the device and the garment may again be hung away, if sodesired, taking up no more room than if hung on any other ordinarygarment hanger.

What I claim is:

l. A garment display hanger comprising a body member adapted to beinserted into the shoulder and collar portion of a garment and havingupon its middle portion a suspending book, a shaft journaled to saidbody member near the ends thereof, and a bust forming bail secured withits ends to the ends of said shaft, a rocker arm fixed near the middleof the shaft, an operating rod extending from the rocker arm and forminga finger piece near the supporting hook, and means on the body memberfor guiding and holding the operating rod in said position.

2. The structure specified in claim 1, and journal bearings secured tothe body member and supporting the middle portion of the shaft.

3. The structure specified in claim 1, said supportin hook having itsbody extended downwarc ly and formed with two bearings for the middleportion of the shaft, one hearing at each side of the rocker arm, andabove said bearings with the guide for the operating rod.

4. The structure specified in claim 1 and two bearings fixed on the bodymember and embracing'the shaft, one near each side of the rocker arm.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN A. GHILSTROM.

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